As fans eagerly awaited the publication of The Girl In The Eagle’s Talons, Karin Smirnoff’s takeover of Steig Larsson’s Millennium Series, the genesis of the books is just as complex as the plot twists contained within the book’s pages. An … Continue reading From Larsson to Lagercrantz to Smirnoff: The unconventional evolution of the Millennium series continues
In his first feature for Nordic Watchlist our new writer Glen Pearce discusses the release of Reykjavik (out today), the fascinating world of people in politics writing novels, and suggests five novels kickstart your journey to Icelandic Nordic Noir. You’d … Continue reading Katrín Jakobsdóttir’s Reykjavik Preview: Leadership and crime writing – a not so unlikely partnership
June was a busy month for films and TV series. We saw the return of both Danish juggernaut Borgen, followed by popular Swedish series Love and Anarchy. The end of the month saw two new series arrive to Walter Presents … Continue reading Nordic Picks of the Month: JUNE
One of the founding fathers of the Nordic Noir genre, Kjell Ola Dahl, was born in 1958 in Gjøvik. He made his debut in 1993, and has since published twelve novels, the most prominent of which is a series of … Continue reading Nordic Watchlist speaks to one of the founding fathers of Nordic Noir – Kjell Ola Dahl
Here at Nordic Watchlist, at least to date, we’ve focussed our book reviews on some of the outstanding works of fiction coming out of the Nordic region. This time around our Nordic book specialist Marc Harries turns his attention to … Continue reading Top 5 Nordic Non-Fiction Must Reads
Well May was the gift that kept on giving – after a quiet month in April, we had a huge number of releases to watch this month. We have picked out some of our highlights, and included a section at … Continue reading Nordic Picks of the Month: MAY
April was admittedly a little quiet on the Nordic front – there were no TV shows released in the UK and only a handful of films – but that didn’t stop us from discovering some top picks to share with … Continue reading Nordic Watchlist’s Picks of the Month: April 2022
Described by Tvedestrandpost as one of the years most anticipated releases, Unhinged, the third book in the extremely popular Blix and Ramm series, was finally published in the UK on Wednesday 16th February. Nordic Watchlist were lucky enough to speak … Continue reading Horst & Enger: Norways Finest Crime Writing Duo discuss all things Blix and Ramm
2022 promises to be a big year for Nordic Literature with a number of highly anticipated books, both fiction and non-fiction, hitting the shelves. Here is my Top 10 releases to look out for in 2022! The Harbour – Katrin … Continue reading 10 Nordic Book Releases To Get Excited For This Year
Well here we are in 2022 and already a month in and sharing our Nordic Flavours of the Month. This year, this segment will feature a few extra recommendations each month with the inclusion of books, music videos, and albums, … Continue reading Nordic Flavours of the Month: January